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In 1677, King Charles II arranged for James's daughter Mary to marry the Protestant Prince William III of Orange, son of Charles's and James's sister Mary. James reluctantly acquiesced after his brother and nephew had agreed to the marriage.
In June 1688, James's second wife Mary of Modena, gave birth to a son, James Francis Edward.
Oct 10, 2024 · James II’s first wife, Anne, was Protestant (though she converted to Catholicism), and their daughters were Mary II (wife of William of Orange and queen of England) and Anne, who succeeded Mary as queen.
- James II succeeded his brother, Charles II, as king of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1685 and was deposed by the Glorious Revolution in 1688.
- James II converted to Roman Catholicism before coming to the throne. His placement of Catholic allies in high positions in the court and army, coup...
- James II was the last British Stuart king in the direct line. The Glorious Revolution that overthrew him also permanently established Parliament as...
When Anne Hyde died in 1617, James married a fifteen-year-old Italian Catholic princess, Maria Beatrice d’Este (also known as Mary of Modena). Political and Military Assignments. After the coronation of Charles II, James became Lord High Admiral, a position supported by the governor of Portsmouth and the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports.
Sep 2, 2022 · Charles had married Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), the young sister of Louis XIII of France (1610-1643). The couple had nine children, the two eldest sons being Charles (b. 1630) and James, born on 14 October 1633 at St. James' Palace in London. James was made the Duke of York in 1643, and he returned to England.
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Jan 31, 2022 · Marriage and Family. On 3rd September 1660, James married Anne Hyde, the heavily pregnant daughter of Edward Hyde, chief minister. The couple had a total of eight children: Charles Duke of Cambridge 22nd October 1660 – 5th May 1661. Queen Mary II – 30th April 1662 – 28th December 1694.
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Following Anne Hyde’s death in 1671, he married Mary of Modena a 15 year old Italian Catholic princess. James’s critics described her as ‘an agent of the Pope’. Parliament became alarmed at the prospect of Catholic succession and in 1673 passed the Test Act which excluded Catholics from political office.
